"Daniel Dae Kim statement to the U.S. House
Committee"
by Daniel Dae Kim
So we know the hurdles we face. The question for us here, is what we can do about it.
One of the places it starts is with education. We must find ways to teach our children the truth about how Asian Americans have contributed to the success
of this nation. Let’s teach them how many of us helped build the railroad that brought together the east and the west, but when it was time to take a photo
and celebrate the golden spike, were told to get out of the frame. Let’s teach them that the largest mass lynching in our history was of Asian, specifically
Chinese, people, in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Let’s also celebrate the fact that the most decorated combat unit in US military history was the
442nd combat team, a unit in World War 2 made up entirely of Asian Americans!
These are not moments in Asian American History, this is AMERICAN history. When we are erased from our history books, we are made invisible to our
own society, and the result is, As Congresswoman Meng so eloquently put it, “we are perpetually made to feel like foreigners in our own country.” Include
our stories. Because they matter.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Why does the author include several allusions in this passage?
to highlight the significance of Asian Americans in American
history
to separate Asian-American history from American history
to emphasize the contributions that Asian Americans made
during World War II
to focus on different ways that Asian Americans have suffered
abuse
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